Organic dilemma.. WWYD?? I need advice

[Margot 65]

Originally Posted by pocahontas

yeah, and she loves the cats' food, thank goodness it is human grade fish, more EPA and DHA!! LOL

[luv_bug]

Originally Posted by Prozak

I am stopping, that and the probiotics.

She had the PB's last night with regular formula, and if the rash does not reappear I will continue it with the regular formula until that is gone. She eats well and enjoys her food.

I am going to wean her off the formula and start her on goat's milk to complement her solid foods, and add a few more solids (no grains/gluten except the rice crackers which she just sucks all the cheese off of anyway LOL).




In the meantime, Jenna says THANKS FOLKS, and can I please have another?

She is ADORABLE!?!?!?! I want one!!!!

[fawn]

Originally Posted by Prozak

well that didn't work, she wants more.


Now she is eating an organic rice cracker loaded with cream cheese and sprinkled with nutritional yeast flakes.


OMG, she is going to be a SUPERHUMAN!!! LOL

BTW, if anyone doubts the greatness of CLO, she is 10.5 months and says:

Mom
Dad
Hi Mom
Hi Dad
Up Mom
All Done
More
Nigh-Nigh (night)
Han-nah (big sister)
and she meows.


this is not normal folks LOL

oh my!
It has in fact been said that CLO will raise a babys IQ.

I can't get over what a carbon copy she is of you!

[TheDogAteMyName]

Ok she's an absolute doll! I love her!

As for the formula...if she's getting a rash nix the organic formula until you can find one that agrees with her.

[DorianH]

Well, she sounds like she is getting everything from her diet- I don't see why even continue the formula!! If you're worried about the few nutrients she's not getting you can make her a smoothie or juice.

I have a juicer and have raw juices and add spinach, beets, etc and they drink that along with water during the day. Sometimes I'll make them a yogurt smoothie.

I'm fortunate like you though- my kids eat pretty much whatever I make. My kids don't eat sweets and don't like sweets because they don't get it. We went to a party recently and my MIL insisted on giving my daughter a cupcake. I didn't continue to argue because I knew what would happen. Riley took one little taste and said "yucky" and threw it back! I was so proud of my baby- she knows what's good for her!

I've seen other mother comment on how well my kids eat- and wonder how they can get their kids to eat better. Well, who gave them the chicken nuggets? They didn't cook them themselves!

My son will eat everything- even lima beans, lol. What two year old eats lima beans?

Anyway, I'm off on a tangent!! I think you can skip the formula- sounds like she's onto something better!!

[sweet&sugarfree]

Wow she is beautiful and she eats better than 99% of people!!! You are such a great mommy for giving her a good start!!! When my son was a baby he could only tolerate a soy based formula cant remember what brand... I think the rash is no joke..but not sure what to tell you.

Originally Posted by Prozak

She is 10.5 months... Thanks, I think she is pretty cute too

the milk thing is another dilemma I need to address soon.

Right now she eats (besides 32oz of formula/day)

breakfast: steak chunks (or chicken or pork) and a few blueberries,

lunch: organic rice crackers with cream cheese, balkan style yogurt and maybe some gluten/nitrate free ham.

dinner: whatever we have, usually more steak (sometimes a rib bone or steak bone to gnaw on), a veggie and blueberries for dessert

she does water so far


I would like to find organic milk, but it is also a 2 hour drive that I only do every couple of months.


I am trying this 'baby led weaning' and have been doing so since 6 months. She eats only whole foods and feeds herself (except the yogurt). This way she stops when she is full, and has surpassed any other 10 month old I know in the chewing dept (with no teeth!) She also gets a probiotic, cod liver oil and coconut oil every day.


I was never a fan of giving my kids milk.. but my other 2 did at one year.. but never more than a cup or 2 a day.


Online shopping is not an option for stuff like that in Canada.. but I am going to do more research and find what I can. This is really frustrating. Thanks for replying Dorian.